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Julie served as editor-in-chief of the Southern Literary Review and has received the Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Arts Fellowship as well as the Rivendell Writer’s Colony Mary Elizabeth Nelson Fellowship.

A certified speech-language pathologist, Julie is a literacy advocate who previously served on the board of her local literacy council. Dedicated to helping children overcome social, academic, and communication challenges, Julie has filled various gaps when called to serve her local public school system as an SLP, a reading interventionist, an ELL tutor, and a SPED sub.
Julie also spent six years operating her family’s sustainable farm where she tended organic crops while caring for a wide variety of furry and feathered friends. She is a certified naturalist who enjoys exploring this beautiful world. Additionally, she has operated a freelance writing business for almost twenty years.

Julie writes fulltime from her home in Oxford, Mississippi.

Interview:
In this interview with bestselling author Julie Cantrell, she shares how one sentence from a teacher influenced her career choices, two pieces of writing advice, what books she's reading, why This is Us is one of her favorite shows, and why no one should feel uncomfortable pitching or talking with faculty at writers conferences.